Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
Personalities.

MI NUdiuti ItuuS WIS HeT' Suuudf.
Mr.. William Harris has been Very i'll.
Mr.. Kaufman was ut Boonville last week.
Mr.. ID. Y. Prigmnre was here yesterday.
DIR. W. c.. Goodwin was in town Friday.
Miss Anna Reese was here q few days ago.
Mr.. VIM. 2. Hickman was In tow Tues
day.
Mr.. Geo. Crawford was here a few days
ago.
Mr.. VIM. Tut, of Kansas City. was IN town
Sunday.
MIR. Il. Clinton sydnor was in town, We'd
nesday.
Congressman Glover married Miss Patten
Monday.
Capt. Ryland Todhunter was in town
Wednesday,.
Gen. Jno. B. Henderson was in the city
last Monday.
Rev. w. s. Woodland preached at Higgins
vile last Sunday.
Miss Eva Terrell has been visiting friends
at Higginsvilie this week.
Mr.. James Ragsdale is very sick with
fever; not expected to live.
Mr.. James Fishbsck, of Grangeyille. is
talking about going to Oregon.
Mr.. J. G. Webb, Jr.. of Dover township,
is in the city visiting his sisters.
Mr.. Geo. F. Maitland will leave shortly to
make his home near Springfield, Mo.
Maj. Cole, the evangelist, was. last Mon
day. stricken with paralysis at Springfield.
DR.. Tennessee Matthews an old and highly
respected citizen of Jefferson City is dead.
Mrs. Kate Hawkins, of Beatrice, Seb., IL
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. T. Glover, at
Odessa.
Misses Cordie Boulwsre and Bessie Ded-
man left for their home, Fulton, Mo-. We'd
nesday.
Mr.. James Edelen left for a visit to rels-
tives at Knoxville and Chattanooga, last
Saturday.
MrIH. K. Bunker was in the city, Wednes-
day, and took in the mysteries of the art pre-
sentative.
Mrs. Lewis Neale, ST., celebrated her goth
birthday February %, surrounded by her
children and grandchildren.
Judge Benton says he wouldn't care about
the publication IN our last issue If we had
not said that he was Tom Chlnn's cousin.
Bishop futile, OF the Episcopal church,
got a fall from the railroad platform at Mar
shall, yesterday morning, injuring his left
arm seriously.
Mr.. F. 8. Wedge, of the Aullville neigh
borhood, was in town Monday. He reported
wheat as in excellent condition. No old
wheat on hand. and but little old corn.
Squire Eli Adams was here Monday. He
saws the wheat looks well. Mr.. Shull Is feed
Ing some cattle but there are not many. A
little old wheat. A good deal of old corn
Peaches good.
been in town this week. We regret to learn
that Col. Chiles' health has not been good OF
late, and that he is much confined to the
house thereby.
Boonville Advertiser:-"Dr. D. 3. Nc
Anally. the venerable and venerated Metho-
dist minister, will PROBABLY lecture at Boon
Vile in the spring" Why can't our Metho-
dist friends persuade the doctor to come on
up this far?
father to attend St. Mary's College,St Mary's
Station, Kansas, where he will probably re-
turn from year to year until his education is
completed, This is a fine institution and W G
hope Otto will study hard and reflect credit
upon himself and parents.
Higginsville Post:-''In honor of the day
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Endly gave a dinner
yesterday, WashinRton's birthday, and in
vited Mr.. aud Mrs. H. W. Turner. of Lex
ington, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Branch, o.
, this city, to help eat il, The occasion was i
very pleasant ana enjoyable one"
Mr.. fieo. W. Roberts. Of Aullville, will &c
to Kansas City next Monday, to enter the
live stock commission business. Mr.. Roberts
is a practical stock man. He understands
the business thoroughly. He Is entirely re.
liable, and will do the very best that he cal
for all of his patrons. We hope Lafayette
county shippers will remember him.
Boonviile Notwithstanding. John T
Pigott received a letter Friday from his son
Will, now in Virginia City, Montana. The
latter writes that the mercury in Montana
had reached so degrees below zero or rather
the alcohol for mercury does not register tina,
low; water had frozen up everywhere and
food was getting scarce. Better come back
to BOonvillew
Lexington was we'll represented at the
Patti concert in Kansas City last Friday
night. There were from here, Mrs. VIM. F.
Kerdolh, Mrs. w. B. Steele, Mr.. VIM Fl,
Chiles and his daughter, Miss 9oxie, MIR. and
Mrs. Jas. R. Moorehead, Misses Floyd Seal
ey. Johanna Kriehn, Edna Sauaey, Katie
Houx, Julia f. Gould, Tillie Hollis, Ella
Nickel, Cordie Boulware, Bessie Dedman,
Maggie Richardson, Emms Jackson, Adele
Price, Ada Smith, May Small, Bette WAd-
dell, Anna Chamberlain Sarah Grady, Dixie
Grady and Marie Howard. Messrs. Chas.
". LOOMS. ellie Benton and Thomas Grad
dy. They all enjoyed the event greatly, and
are loud in their praises of the Incompatible
Patti.
Maj. WIN. Dunn, d~oorkeeper OF the Mis-
souri, house of representatives, died at Jetter-
son City, last Sunday. from a violent attack
Of erysipelas. He was taken sick Tuesday
and, although given the very best of medical
attention, he continued to grow worse rapid
ly. Hopes were entertained for his recovery
until to-day, when 1t became evident that the
disease had lodged In his throat and the end
was near. Mai. Dunn was a resident OF
Shelbyville, and his remains were taken there
for burial. He was nearly IS years old. His
wife died several years ago. During the wal
O. Ieha VOC Oil o1a1Nt ou NOFs |" al Luh
dukes staff and distinguished himself on
many battle fields. Gov. Marmaduke was
greatly attached TO him and visited BIN fire.
quently during his Illness. AS doorkeepeI
of the house he was q very efficient and 40,
conodatiug Officer, aud his Death is deeply
regretted.
Fred. Grant in talking about his fathers
diaries and papers hitherto unpublished
among other things said;-"Yes, ! have g
diary left by him to mother, which contains
u great many interesting entries. Then
have about 200 Of fathers love letters, as they
might be termed, written to mother during
their engagement. They are, of course, al
In fathers autograph, and signed, some OF
them 'Ulys,' others Ulysses aud Others
again with his full name. Father was not {
sentimental lover, and in none of these let.
ters are those soft and endearing %allusion,
common In a courtshIp correspondence. The,
are most practical In their character, anc
form what is undoubtedly the most exact anc
accurate history of the Mexican War eve
made. He kept mother generally informed
OF movements III his campaign, and gives hel
opinions OF many of the generals who fought
with him, or those of the opposing army
They are very curious love letters, to say tn:
lssst,"
The militia bill has been engrosseo in tn,
house.
The Misses McClellaud entertained a few
! nS THAR frianya t.ct I'r,la- ,o,-